AI-generated image used for representational purpose. NEW DELHI: A food delivery agent died after falling from the Dabri flyover in southwest Delhi after his scooter was allegedly hit by a car on Thursday morning, news agency PTI reported. As per the report, the car driver fled the spot after the incident.Police said that a PCR…
Indian benchmark indices staged a strong recovery on Wednesday, with the Sensex surging nearly 610 points and the Nifty closing comfortably above the 24,100 mark. The rebound was driven by value buying in FMCG, automobile and telecom stocks, supported by optimism around corporate earnings and a positive trend across Asian markets. After a choppy trading…
Image Credit: TOI/ Bengaluru BENGALURU: Bookworm, the iconic bookshop on Church Street, saw nearly 5,000 books destroyed after rainwater gushed into the shop within minutes.Proprietor Krishna Gowda said, “The hailstones clogged the drainage outlets, and almost instantly, water started pouring in from all sides,” he said. By 5.30pm, shelves that once held stories, ideas and…
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Centre for repeatedly failing to file its affidavit in a plea seeking regulatory guidelines to curb “unpredictable fluctuations” in airfares and ancillary charges imposed by private airlines, PTI reported.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta asked the Union government to file an application along with an…
Even as reports said that Google had signed contract with the Pentagon, hundreds of Google employees were preparing to stage an ‘internal protest’, a report has said, adding that they called on CEO Sundar Pichai to block the US military from using the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) for secret work. According to a report by…
Hundreds of people had their morning disrupted today when a suspected gas leak forced the evacuation of Farringdon station in Central London, reported DailyMail. The station, which is one of Britain’s eighth busiest, came to a complete standstill as emergency services rushed in to handle the situation. British Transport Police got the call at 9:42…
Photographed (L-R): Shakuntala Devi, Neha NEW DELHI: The Times Internet Half Marathon saw strong participation from women athletes, with the under-29 10-kilometer category highlighting speed, determination, and emerging talent.Leading the category was 22-year-old Shakuntala Devi, who secured first place with a chip time of 42:31. Having been associated with running for the past five years,…
A sudden weather shift in Delhi-NCR brings heavy rain, causing a noticeable drop in temperature and offering relief from the heatwave. NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR witnessed a sudden weather shift on Thursday afternoon, with a hailstorm and rain bringing much-needed relief from heatwave conditions.Dark clouds enveloped large parts of the region as rain and storm activity…
Iran’s currency plunged to a record low in recent days against the US dollar as the ongoing US naval blockade of Iranian ports continues to strain the country’s economy.On the black market on Wednesday, the rial fell to around 1.80 million per dollar, according to currency-tracking websites Bonbast and AlanChand. At the start of the…
Photographer (L-R): Krishna Pal, Rajesh, Mohit Sharma NEW DELHI: The Times Internet Half Marathon brought together emerging talent, with the under-29 10-kilometer category showcasing speed, ambition, and promising athletic journeys.Securing the top position was Krishna Pal, 28, who clocked an impressive chip time of 34:00. Having started his running journey in 2019, Pal shared that…